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Mishra, Shitala P. – 1983
The study investigated cultural bias in the verbal items of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Six verbal subtests of the WISC-R were administered to 40 Anglo, 40 Mexican-American, and 40 Navajo intermediate grade students matched for grade level, sex, and socioeconomic status. The responses of three groups of subjects…
Descriptors: Ethnic Bias, Intelligence Tests, Intermediate Grades, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Peer reviewedGroenveld, M.; Jan, J. E. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
Analysis of scores of 118 visually impaired children on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence (Revised) found a consistent response pattern suggesting that the verbal as well as the performance tests provide useful assessment information. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Intelligence
